HOLIDAYS OVER THE FENCE NOV/'DEC 2018

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NEW YEAR, NEW CHAT!

THEMOUTAIN GET A LOT OF SNOW. I LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF DENVER HEADING EAST. BUT DON'T WORRY WE GOT SNOW TODAY AND COLD . IT GOT TO 20 TODAY AND RIGHT NOW IT 9 GOING DOWN TO 0. BEEF STEW TASTE GOOD TODAY FOR DINNER. HAPPY NEW YEAR.!!!!

JOANNE, I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT BEET JUICE TOO

LECATES, I KNOW THE CRUSHED GRAVEL WILL HELP AND AS FOR KITTY LITTER I DON'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE, AND WOULD THAT NOT SOFTEN AND BE A MESS? THE MAN UPSTAIRS PUT SALT ALONG THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY WHERE I WALK TO GET TO THE STREET BUT IT HAD NOT WORKED BY THE TIME I WENT OUT LAST EVENING AND THE CITY SIDEWALK AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY WAS WHERE I ALMOST WENT DOWN, I STILL HAVE A BIT OF CRUSHED GRAVEL AND WILL THROW IT THERE THIS MORNING AS I GO OUT

NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY PLANNED FOR TODAY, THIS EVENING SO FAR NOTHING EITHER. QUIET AND WILL CATCH UP ON A SERIES THAT I TAPED, I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD LIKE IT BUT WENT THROUGH 5 OF 8 EPISODEDS YESTERDAY WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER, SHE IS HOOKED ON IT TOO NOW.

HAVE A PLESANT LAST DAY OF THE YEAR "2018" AND HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

LECATES, WHAT DOES THE BEET JUICE DO?

NANCY, WALKING ON ICE IS EXHAUSTING. EVERY MUSCLE IN YOUR BODY WORKS TO KEEP YOU FROM FALLING. NO WONDER YOU ARE SORE.

EVELYN: NOT MUCH SNOW? I THOUGHT IT ALWAYS SNOWED A LOT IN COLORADO IN THE WINTER!

WE ARE HAVING A QUIET NEW YEARS EVE. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE NEW YEAR TO BEGIN! TWO OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YEAR BEGINNING, AND SEPTEMBER, WHEN SCHOOL STARTS UP AGAIN (IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE A SECOND "NEW YEAR") I LOVE THE FEELING OF ANTICIPATION, THE CLEAN SLATE, THE PLANNING AHEAD AND SETTING NEW INTENTIONS.
I LOVE:
FILLING IN MY WALL CALENDAR WITH ALL THE BIRTHDAYS AND IMPORTANT DATES SETTING UP MY NEW READING CHALLENGE
SIGNING UP FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF FITNESS CLASSES
CLEANING OUT THE FREEZER AND DOING A MENU PLAN TO USE UP ALL THE EXTRAS FROM CHRISTMAS!
PLANNING A NEW PROJECT FOR THE YEAR. IN 2019 I AM GOING TO PURGE ONE ITEM PER DAY. IT CAN BE SMALL OR LARGE, AND I CAN TOSS IT, DONATE IT, GIVE IT AWAY, OR SELL IT. BUT EVERY DAY ONE THING MUST GO! I AM GOING TO KEEP A LIST SO I CAN LOOK BACK AT IT AND FEEL SMUG!

I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE, AND ALL THE BEST IN THE YEAR TO COME!


Edited by: JOANNEJI at: 12/31/2018 (09:45)

NANCY, THAT SOUNDS WAY TOO SCARY. GLAD YOUR GD WALKED KIRBY THE ONE TIME FOR YOU. yES, YOU ARE USING MUSCLES IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT NORMAL, THAT'S WHY THE SORENESS. hOPE THE CRUSHED GRAVEL HELPS YOU CREATE A SAFER PATH FOR YOU. i WONDER IF YOU TOOK A SPRAY BOTTLE OF BEET JUICE WITH YOU, IF IT WOULD HELP? ALSO WONDER IF KEEPING SOME CAT LITTER THERE AND LAYING DOWN A PATH OF THAT WOULD HELP YOU WALK BETTER?
EVELYN, GLAD NO ICE YOUR WAY.
MICHAEL CAME FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT AND INSTALLED THE NEW BACK DOOR LIGHT HE BOUGHT DH FOR CHRISTMAS. IT HAS A SENSOR ON IT SO IT WILL COME ON WHEN WE GET HOME AFTER DARK.
NO PLANS HERE TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR. HOW ABOUT YOU?

MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS HERE THIS AFTERNOON SO SHE WALKED KIRBY, SHE STAYED FOR DINNER, WE WATCHED A MOVIE AND SHE LEFT. I JUST CAME IN FROM SKATING WITH KIRBY. I REALLT THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING DOWN AS I CROSSED THE CITY SIDEWALK BUT I MANAGED TO STAY UPRIGHT. SO NOT MUCH OUTDOOR WALKING FOR ME TODAY
MY DAUGHTER IS OUT OF TOWN BUT I AM GOING TO TEXT HER TOMORROW MORNING AND ASK HER TO BRING ME A BAG OF CRUSHED GRAVEL, SHE WILL BE HOME BEFORE DINNER TOMORROW

mY bIRTHDAY IS 1/4. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN MUCH SNOW SO FAR THIS WINTER ON MY SIDE OF TOWN. I DON'T LIKE TO WALK ON THE ICE. SO STAY HOME WHEN IT BAD OUT. MY DOG HAS A BACKYE=ARD TO RUN IN.

YES LECATES. I MADE THE REPORT AND THE OFFICER WENT NEXT DOOR AS HE LEFT HERE,I AM NOT SCARED OF DOGS BUT WELL SAY KIRBY DOES NOT LIKE BIG DOGS SO WHEN I SEE ONE I SHORTEN HIS LEASH, AND FOR THE BEST PART OF OWNERS THEY ALSO SHORTEN THE LEASH OR CROSS THE STREET
CAN I HIBERNATE TILL THIS ICE DISAPPEARS? ONCE I GET TO THE STREET I AM OK BUT IT IS GETTING TO THE STREET, I AM WALKING ACROSS THE ONCE GRASSED AREA IN FRONT DIGGING THE HEELS OF MY BOOTS INTO THE FROZEN SNOW, EVEN MY FOOTPRINTS ARE FROZEN SO I HAVE TO MAKE MORE..
,THEN THERE IS A SPOT OF CITY SIDEWALK THAT IS BARE SO I GET TO THE STREET THERE.. I AM SO SORE FROM TRYING TO STAY ON MY FEET.
NOT TOO MUCH PLANNED FOR THE DAY AND THIS DARN COLD IS HANGING ON LIKE AN OLD SHOE

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/30/2018 (12:07)

NANCY, DID YOU REPORT IT TO THE AUTHORITIES? NOWADAYS WITH ALL THE PIT BULL ATTACKS, YOU JUST CANNOT TRUST ANY DOGS OUT THERE. YOU BE CAREFUL IN ALL THAT ICE.
JOANNE, GLAD YOU DON'T HAVE WHAT NANCY HAS TO DEAL WITH. WE DON'T GET MUCH SNOW HERE ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND---UNLESS IT COMES UP FROM THE SOUTH---WHICH DOES SEEM STRANGE----BUT IT WOULD BE WET SNOW MOSTLY BECAUSE OF ALL THE WATER IT HAS TO CROSS TO GET TO US. AND WE PANIC HERE AT THE VERY MENTION OF SNOW---LOL
EVELYN, SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE NICE PLANS FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.
STILL NOT DOING MUCH HERE---GOING TO BE MORE NORMAL TEMPS TODAY HERE--BEEN WARM THE PAST 2 DAYS.

JOANNE, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A DOG, EVEN GROWING UP AS A KID, YEARS AGO PEOPLE BROUGHT THEIR ANIMALS UP AND HAD CONTROL OF THEM, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE A THING OF THE PAST
EVERYTHING IS ICE HERE SO I CONTINUE TO WALK IN WHAT EVER I CAN SO AS TO STAY ON MY FEET. ONCE I AM ON THE STREET IT IS OK. HOWEVER THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT OF FOOTPRINTS, DOGGIS PAWS AND CANE DESIGN IN THE ICYSNOW,
EVELYN, WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? DID YOU POST IT ON THE BIRTHDAY THREAD?

No rain or snow here just cold. it going to warm up again and by my birthday it will 54. Going out for lunch that day with my Grandkids.

NANCY, I AM SORRY YOUR NEIGHBOURS ARE SO INCONSIDERATE. I LOVE DOGS, BUT I AM ALWAYS VERY NERVOUS IF I MEET A DOG ON THE LOOSE! YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY MIGHT DO! NOT LIKE WHEN I WAS A KID, ALL DOGS RAN LOOSE, BUT THEY NEVER SEEMED TO CAUSE A PROBLEM.
YOUR WEATHER SOUNDS DREADFUL! IN ALBERTA WE JUST DONT GET WINTER WEATHER LIKE YOU DO IN THE EAST - WE GET FREEZING RAIN OCCASIONALLY, AND ICY CONDITIONS, BUT NOT TO THE SAME DEGREE. OUR COLD IS 'DRY' AND OUR SNOW IS USUALLY NOT THE HEAVY, WET KIND. I SURE DONT ENVY YOU HAVING TO DEAL WITH IT!

YES LECATES THAT IS WHY MY HAND IS SORE, WE DO HAVE A LAW ABOUT DOGS BEING ON A LEASG OR IN AN ENCLOSED AREA SO AS THEY CANNOT LEAVE THEIR OWNERS LAND, SOME PROPLE DON'T CARE, HIS OTHER DOG IS A GERMAN SHEPPARD. I HAVE BEEN HERE 4 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY MET UP WITH ONE OTHER DOG THAT WAS NOT TIED, BUT THESE GUYS ARE SOMETHING ELSE, MAYBE NOW THINGS MAY CHANGE
I HAVE TO GO TO WALMART TOO BUT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ME,I HAVE 2 SHIRTS TO CHANGE, EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FINE
RAIN HAS STOPPED FOR NOW BUT THINGS LOOK PRETTYSHINY OUT THERE THIS MORNING, WE ARE STILL SLIGHTLY ABOVE 0f BUT GETTING COLDER THIS AFTERNOON AND GOING DOWN FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

JOANNE, I BET THAT WAS PRETTY. GLAD YOU HAD A NICE CHRISTMAS.
NANCY, IS THAT WHY YOUR HAND IS SWOLLEN? dOES YOUR CITY HAVE LEASH LAW ON THE BOOKS? SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE TOO LAZY TO EXERCISE THEIR DOGS SO THEY JUST LET THEM LOSE. CRAZY PEOPLE TO HAVE A DALMATIAN IN THE CITY AND NOT HAVE A HUGE FENCED IN YARD FOR THEM---THEY HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY AND LOVE TO RUN---THAT'S WHY THERE ARE KNOWN AS FIRE DOGS---THEY RAN ALONG WITH THE EARLY ENGINES AND HAD NO PROBLEM KEEPING UP WITH IT.
DID GET OUT OF THE HOUSE YESTERDAY---RAIN SLACKED OFF FOR A WHILE---WE WENT TO SAM'S CLUB AND THEN BACK HOME. STILL NEED TO GO TO WALMART TO RETURN ITEMS---I WILL GO TODAY EVEN IF I HAVE TO LEAVE HIM HOME---TIRED OF BEING IN THE HOUSE.

WHAT A MESS WE HAVE HERE WEATHERWISE. RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SNOW, FREEZING RAIN AND NOW STRAIGHT RAIN VERY TRECHEROUS OUT THERE, EVEN KIRBY HAD TROUBLE STAYING UPRIGHT. THE ONLY SAFE PLACE TO WALK IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET
VERY SLOW DAY HERE ,, NO USE IN ONE FINGER AT ALL, RIGHT NOW I AM USING MY MIDDLE FINGER TO TYPE. HAND IS QUITE SWOLLEN.. I CALLED THE POLICE THIS MORNING, ENOUGH ALREADY, THE MAN IN THE NEXT BUILDING HAS 2 BIG DOGS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOSE, AGAINST THE LAW AND YESTERDAY FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WINTER I HAVE HAD HIM PRANCE ON KIRBY.KIRBY IS A SHIZ-TU AND THE OTHER DOG IS A DALMATION. HE MAY ONLY WANT TO PLAY BUT,, POLICE WENT NEXT DOOR TOO, I DON'T LIKE COMPLAINING ABOUT NEIGHBOURS BUT LIKE I SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/28/2018 (16:39)

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A LOVELY CHRISTMAS,
WE HAD LOADS OF FAMILY TIME, FOOD, GAMES, AND LAUGHTER.
WE HAD LESS THAN OPTIMAL SLEEP AND EXERCISE TIME.
IT HAS BEEN COLD, AND A DUSTING OF SNOW HAS FALLEN, BUT IT HAS MADE EVERYTHING VERY PRETTY. YESTERDAY WE WOKE TO A THICK COATING OF HOAR FROST ON EVERYTHING!
BEAUTIFUL!
I WISH YOU ALL A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Edited by: JOANNEJI at: 12/28/2018 (09:39)

NANCY, NEW TOWELS ARE ALWAYS NICE.
EVELYN, DON'T SHARE! LOL IT'S TOO WARM HERE FOR SNOW ANYHOW.
RAINY DAY TODAY AND UP NEAR 60 FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT COLD AND WINDY HERE TODAY. WE MOGHT GET SOME SNOW.

NOT TOO MUCH ON THE GO TODAY.. LAUNDRY AND GETTING THIS BACK IN ORDER. I GOT THE TOWELS I WANTED SO THEY HAVE TO BE WASHED TOO AND PUT AWAY,, OLD TOWEL GO TO THE RAG PILE MAYBE NOW I WILL BE ABLE TO DRY MYSELF PROPERLY AFTER A SHOWER
SUNNY HERE TODAY BUT FREEZING RAIN IS ON IT'S WAY AGAIN THIS EVENING AND INTO TOMORROW, CRAZY WEATHER EVERYWHERE
TAKE CARE ALL

I MIGHT CALL MY SISTER AND SEE IF SHE WANTS TO COME OVER AND WE GO SEE MARY POPPINS AT THE MOVIE THEATRE.
PLEASANT DAY YESTERDAY

WAS ARELAXING DAY FOR ME TOO. tHE GRANDKIDS WILL BE HERE TOMORROW. TAKE CARE.

SOUNDS LIKE HE CALLED THE WRONG NUMBER. I WAS UP BEFORE 5 BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE I HAD 2 ASTHMA ATTACKS LAST NIGHT. NEED A NEW INHALER. ONLY HAVE IT WHEN GETTING BETTER BUT NOT FUN.
RELAXING TODAY AND CATCHING UP WITH LAUNDRY.

EVEN THOUGH CALORIES FLY OUT THE WINDOW AND I SURE HAD SOME TO SPARE, THIS MORNING MY SUGAR COUNT WAS FINE, DIABETIES IS THE PITS TO FIGURE OUT AT THE BEST OF TIMES. I DIDN'T GET HOME TILL 1 THIS MORNING SO I WAS NOT TURNING ON COMPUTER AND CHECKING ANYTHING. GLAD YOU ALL HAD A PLEASENT DAY OR WERE GOING TO HAVE, TODAY IS A RELAX DAY FOR ME

RIGHT NOW I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIND THE NUMBER OF THE LAST CALL RECIVED HERE, MAYBE IT IS BETTER THAT I DON'T BECAUSE SOMEONE'S SLEEP PATTERN WOULD BECOME HELL
SOMEONE CALLED AT 5.18 AM THIS MORNING . SAYING "GOOD MORNING, I AM SORRY I WOKE YOU UP"
I REPLIED "I HAVE TO GET UP SOONER OR LATER"
THE MAN ANSWERED "GO BACK TO SLEEP"
I ASKED "WHAT TIME IS IT"
HIS ANSWER WAS "5.15"
I ANSWERED "AND YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO CALL AND WAKE ME UP" HE SAID I HAD WOKE HIM UP LAST WEEK
.HE GOT A GOOD PIECE OF MY MIND
TAKE CARE ALL

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/26/2018 (21:39)

SUCH A BUSY TIME OF YEAR---BUT WORTH IT TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR FAMILIES.
JOANNE, GLAD YOUR DD IS HOME AND YOU ALL CAN ENJOY CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.
EVELYN, ENJOY ALL THE FAMILY.
NANCY, TOO BAD YOU HAVE THE COLD BUT THANKFULLY YOU HAVE THE SENSE TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM---THAT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD.
GOT MY FUDGE MADE YESTERDAY AND PACKAGED UP. TODAY THE OLDEST AND YOUNGEST WILL COME HERE FOR BREAKFAST, THEN WE WILL ALL GO TO THE MIDDLE SON'S FOR A MEAL AND EXCHANGE OF PRESENTS, THEN I HAVE A ROAST COOKING IN THE CROCKPOT FOR OUR MEAL AT HOME WITH THE OLDEST AND YOUNGEST AGAIN. I MIGHT CALL MY SISTER TO SEE IF SHE HAS PLANS BUT SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SO SHE PROBABLY WON'T COME.
DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT AT CHRISTMAS CALORIES FLY OUT THE WINDOW? LOL MERRY CHRISTMAS!

been busy doing the last little things TODAY. YES BOTH KIDS WILL BE HERE TOMORROW ALONG WITH ALL THE GRANDKIDS. MY SON GIRL FREIND WILL BE HOME HERE TOO. THERE WILL TEN OF US. DINNER THEN THEY WILL OPEN GIFTS UP.

CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR SPENDING AND SHARING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND THAT I DID YESTERDAY ALTHOUGH I STAYED AWAY FROM THE BABY I SURE ENJOYED WATCHING OTHERS WITH HIM. THEY CHANGE SO MUCH AND WAY TOO FAST AT THE BABY STAGE, THEY DON;T STAY BABIES LONG ENOUGH, HIS MOM HAS A JOLLY JUMPER FOR HIM AND IT SURE SHOWS THAT HE LOVES IT, NO MATTER WHO HAD HIM IN THEIR ARMS HE WAS JUMPING SHE GAVE ME A PICTURE OF HIM ., ALL YOU SEE IS HIS HEAD,, IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS POPPING OUT OF A GIFT

SUNNY HERE TODAY BUT IT IS NOT WARM, CITY SIDE WALKS ARE STILL ALL ICE, DANGEROUS WALKING SO I WALK ON THE STREET WHERE CARS HAVE ROLLED

LECATES ENJOY YOUR NEW VACUUM, GET RID OF ALL THOSE DUST BUNNIES

EVELYN, WILL THE KIDDIES BE AT YOUR PLACE FOR CHRISTMAS OR ARE YOU GOING TO THEIR PLACE

JOANNE, TELL ME SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT GO OVER THEIR CALORIES THIS TIME OF YEAR, I WAS SURPRISED MY SUGAR COUNT DID NOT GO UP.. BUT I STILL HAVE TWO DAYS TO GO TOO

I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. I AM GOING FOR DINNER AT A GRAND DAUGHTER;S TODAY AND THEN TO,ORROW I AM GOING TO MY DAUGHTER'S EARLY, SO WON'T BE CHECKING IN TILL TOMORROW EVENING.

OH THE PITFALLS OF CHRISTMAS! I HAVE GONE OVER MY CALORIES FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS, AND PROBABLY WILL TOMORROW WITH THE BIG TURKEY DINNER. I WILL TRY REALLY HARD TO STAY WITHIN MY LIMITS TODAY - CHRISTMAS EVE IS SOUP DAY AROUND HERE. I NEED A DAY OF SENSIBLE EATING!
I STILL HAVE SO MUCH TO DO. MY ELDER DAUGHTER ENDED UP IN HOSPITAL FOR TWO NIGHTS, SO I LOST A COUPLE OF DAYS TO HELPING LOOK AFTER HER FAMILY WHILE THAT RESOLVED ITSELF. SHE IS HOME NOW, AND I AM GOING TO HAVE A CRAZY DAY TRYING TO FINISH SHOPPING, WRAPPING, AND GETTING FOOD PREPPED FOR TURKEY TOMORROW.
THANK HEAVENS SOMEONE ELSE IS MAKING THE SOUP!
MAY YOU ALL HAVE THE LOVELIEST CHRISTMAS; MAY COLDS MAGICALLY CURE THEMSELVES, AND MAY YOUR STOCKING BE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING! I AM GOING TO ENJOY EVERY EXHAUSTING MOMENT!!

NANCY, HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER WHILE YOU ARE THERE. MY COLD IS BETTER BUT I STILL GET COUGHING FITS AND NOSE RUNNING.
JOANNE, HOPE YOU HAVE A PLEASANT CHRISTMAS.
EVELYN, YOU BUSY WITH FAMILY?
I DID GET MY NEW VACUUM YESTERDAY--NOW TO USE IT TODAY. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO WALMART THIS MORNING---AT 6AM----NO CROWDS---WONDERFUL! A COUPLE OF PRESENTS TO WRAP---THINK ONE IS GOING IN A HUGE BAG---MICHAEL'S PRESSURE WASHER! THEN HOPING TO MAKE FUDGE. SERVICE TONIGHT AT DH'S CHURCH AND MAYBE DRIVE AROUND TO LOOK AT LIGHTS. SAW A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE ON MY WAY TO WALMART THAT I WANT TO GO BY AGAIN.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!

I AM GOING TO ONE OF MY DAUGHTER'S FOR DINNER AND GIFT EXCHANGE LATER TODAY, I WILL SEE MY GREAT GRANDSON BUT DON'T THINK I WILL DO MUCH CUDDLING THIS DARN COLD IS STILL LINGERING ON. TELL YOU THE TRUTH I DON'T EVEN FEEL LIKE GOING. BUT IF I DON'T IT WILL PROBABLY CAUSE A WAR,
WENT GROCERY SHOPPING THIS MORNING AND EVERYTHING IS SO DARN EXPENSIVE.. $3.99 FOR A POUND OF TOMATOES.. 2 TOMATOES COST ME $3.02,, I NOTICED A RAISE IN PRICE OF A LOT OF THINGS
ALL THE ROADS ARE ICY BUT THE SUN IS OUT AND HOPEFULLY THAT IS GOING TO HELP
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL AND I WILL BE BACK TO CHECK IN TOMORROW, DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME I WILL BE GETTING IN THIS EVENING

NANCY, THAT IS ONE ADORABLE LITTLE SWEETHEART! CUTE IDEA WITH THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ALL OVER HIM! HE LOOKS LIKE A CUDDLE WAITING TO HAPPEN! CHRISTMAS IS SO MUCH FUN WITH CHILDREN AROUND!

OH, NANCY, HE IS ADORABLE!

JOANNE, AT LEAST IT IS SOMETHING YOU NEED---DH GOT HIS WINDOWS RESEALED ON HIS TRUCK FOR HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENT THIS YEAR. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HOOK UP THE DVD PLAYER---MY SON FIGURED IT OUT---BUT HE ALSO DOES THAT FOR HIS LIVING---WIRING THINGS UP.
NANCY, I THINK IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ANYMORE TO HAVE EVERYTHING ON ONE REMOTE---SO AGGREVATING---WE HAVE ONE FOR THE TV AND CABLE AND THEN ANOTHER FOR THE SOUND BAR, THEN HAVE TO REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL TV REMOTE THAT COME WITH THE TV TO GET THE DVD TO WORK WHICH ALSO NEEDS IT'S OWN REMOTE.
WE WENT AND BOUGHT MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT YESTERDAY---A NEW BUREAU FOR MY CLOTHES---IT IS TALLER AND A BIT WIDER AND ALL MY CLOTHES I HAD IN THE OLD ONE FITS IN 4 OF THE DRAWERS SO i HAVE ONE AVAILABLE FOR NEW CLOTHES---LOL---THAT'S WHAT I TOLD DH THAT NOW I NEEDED TO GO SHOPPING TO FILL IT UP---NO COMMENT FROM HIM! I WAS TOO TIRED FROM UNPACKING THE ORIGINAL ONE, THEN MOVING IT OUT AND CLEANING---BOY, WAS IT DUSTY UNDER AND BEHIND IT----IT'S A WONDER THE DUST BUNNIES HAD NOT COME OUT AND ATTACKED ME!
HOPEFULLY WE WILL GO GET A NEW VACUUM TODAY!
HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAY!

look at this little bugger.. 4 months old

LOL JOANNE, IT WAS THE SAME HERE WHEN I GOT THE NEW TV LAST APRIL.. THANK GOODNESS MY SON IN LAW WAS DOING IT OTHERWISE IT WOULD STILL BE IN THE BOX, I WAS NOT ABLE TO PLUG DVD PLAYER EITHER, I NEED 2 CONTROLS , 1 TO TURN ON THE TV AND 1 FOR THE CABLE NETWORK. USING JUST ONE WON'T BE OF ANY USE AT ALL.MY SON IN LAW TRIED FOR HOURS TO GET IT TO WORK WITH ONE CONTROL. I CALLED THE CABLE COMPANY AND EVEN THEY COULD NOT TELL US WHAT TO DO AND I WILL BE DAMMED IF I AM GOING TO PAY A SERVICE CHARGE FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE

LECATES MAYBE THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANST HIM TO CHANGE METERS CAUSE THEY KNOW THERE IS AN EXPIRY DATE, WHY DON'T YOU TRY CALLING THE COMPANY, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET IT AT NO COST LIKE I DO/. I HAVE ONLY EVER PAID FOR THE FIRST ONE THAT I HAD, AND HAD I KNOWN THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW I WOULD NOT HAVE PAID THAT ONE EITHER. IF WE GO TO A PHARMACIE THE METER IS FREE BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY A BOX OF STRIPS ( MEDICARE PAYS STRIPS) BUT I CALL "ONE TOUCH" DIRECT AND THE NEW METER IS DELIVERED WITHIN DAYS..THERE IS A PHONE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE METER

WE HAD RAIN FOR MOST OF THE DAY YESTERDAY, THIS MORNING IT IS CLOUDY AND VERY WINDY SO MAYBE THINGS WILL DRY UP A BIT

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/22/2018 (09:44)

LECATES, SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR VACUUM. THINGS ALWAYS BREAK DOWN AT THE LEAST CONVENIENT MOMENT!

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, OUR CLOTHES DRYER QUIT WORKING. I SENT DH OUT AND HE CAME HOME WITH A NEW ONE. THE NEXT DAY OUR FLAT SCREEN TV QUIT WORKING. OUT WENT DH AGAIN, AND CAME HOME WITH A NEW ONE.

IT TOOK 10 MINUTES TO SET UP THE NEW DRYER, AND 5 HOURS FOR TWO MEN TO SET UP THE NEW TV (AND WE CANT PLUG IN OUR DVD PLAYER).

YESTERDAY DH'S VISA BILL CAME IN THE MAIL. HO, HO, HOLY COW! DH SAYS HE GOT A NEW TV FOR CHRISTMAS, AND I GOT A - YOU GUESSED IT - A NEW DRYER FOR CHRISTMAS! LOL!

JOANNE, YES, LOTS STILL TO BE DONE HERE AS WELL.
NANCY, DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT THE METERS. RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THE STRIPS AND A SMALL FEE FOR THE LANCETS, i BELIEVE. BUT NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SWITCH TO ALL MEDICARE FOR HIM---IT IS REALLY CONFUSING HERE WITH DIFFERENT THINGS TO SIGN UP FOR---YOU ALMOST NEED A PHD TO FIGURE IT OUT AND NOT GET SCREWED. THAT IS ONE REASON WHY I CONTINUE TO WORK. WE GOT LOTS OF RAIN ON THURSDAY BUT YESTERDAY IT MOSTLY SKIRTED BY US BUT WE HAD THE DISMAL SKIES BUT SO WARM WE DIDN'T NEED THE HEAT OR A JACKET OUTSIDE.
WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT--MY VACUUM WENT UP YESTERDAY---SO NEED TO GO BUY ONE---BEEN COMPARISON SHOPPING ONLINE BUT GOING TO A STORE TO PURCHASE!

LECATES, YES THE INJECTION IS TO BE GIVEN IN THE STOMACH, THIGH OR THE UPPER BACK ARM, TUMMY IS THE EASIEST FOR ME AND THAT IS WHERE IT WILL BE, I CALLED THE PHARMACIST TO ANSWER HER QUESTIONS AFTER I INJECTED THE MEDICATION,, BUT THANK GOODNESS FOR GOOGLE AS THE INSTRUCTION SHEET TOLD ME SQUAT
WHAT IS THE BRAND OF THE TESTING METER DOES HE HAVE? HERE THANK GOODNESS I CAN CHANGE METERS AT ANY TIME BY CALLING THE COMPANY, AT NO CHARGE WHEN THINGS GO WRONG THAT IS WHAT I DO AND THE STRIPS ARE PAID FOR BY MEDICARE, THE ONLY THING NOT COVERED IS THE LANCERS, I KNOW I AM NOT RIGHT BUT I DO NOT CHANGE THE LANCER EVERY TIME I CHECK MY SUGAR. WHERE AS THE NEEDLES TO GIVE MY INSULIN I DO. DID YOU KNOW THERE IS AN EXPIRY DATE ON THE METERS, SEEMS THERE IS A 2 YEAR EXPIRY DATE ON THEM, MYSELF I NEVER SAW IT BUT THE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT

WELL WE GOT THE FREEZING RAIN LAST EVENING AND HAD A VERY SHORT WALK WITH KIRBY, ONCE I GOT DOWN THE STAIRS AND ACROSS THE PATHWAY I WALKED ON THE SNOW COVERED GRASS AREA, THIS MORNING THINGS ARE A BIT BETTER BUT NOW DEALING WITH LAKES EVERYWHERE, IT IS STILL RAINING AND NOT MUCH SNOW LEFT HERE

LAUNDRY IS ON THE GO AND I THINK I WILL CHANGE THE COLOR OF MY FURNITURE IN THE LIVING ROOM (DUST)
TAKE CARE ALL

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/21/2018 (13:32)

SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR TODAY. HERE OUR SUNRISE IS 8:38 AND SUNSET IS AT 4:19. OUR YOGA INSTRUCTOR HAS SCHEDULED A SOLSTICE PRACTICE. IT WILL CONSIST OF DOING 108 SUN SALUTES IN THE FIRST HOUR, THEN A RELAXING 1 HOUR YIN YOGA PRACTICE. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!

OUR WIND HAS BEEN HOWLING FOR THE LAST 16 HOURS. GOOOD THING WE HAVE VERY LITTLE SNOW, OT THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A GREAT BIG BLIZZARD, AND SCHOOL WOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELED ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS - WHICH OF COURSE IS PARTY DAY!

THERE ARE SO MANY LAST MINUTE THINGS TO GET DONE BEFORE THE 25TH, ARENT THERE!?? TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER BUSY DAY,

NANCY, NOT NICE! BETTER WATCH OUT OR YOU WILL BE ON THE NAUGHTY LIST---LOL YIKES TO NOT BEING SHOWN HOW TO DO THIS PROPERLY. DO YOU HAVE TO INJECT IN YOUR STOMACH AREA OR SOMEWHERE ELSE? I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE IF THAT IS LIKE THOSE EPI PENS THAT HAVE SKYROCKETED IN PRICE DOWN HERE. SURE HOPE IT WORKS OUT WELL FOR YOU. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS MAKING DH SWITCH THE TEST STRIP READER AND ALSO THE TEST STRIPS AND LANCETS HE USES--WHICH MAKES NO SENSE AS THEY APPEAR TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE OTHERS---NOT FOR US BUT FOR THE COMPANY---JUST CRAZY HOW THEY CAN CHANGE YOU UP FROM SOMETHING YOU ARE USED TO USING.
EVELYN, SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE THE SAME TEMPS. ARE YOU HAVING THE RAIN, TOO? I BET THE KIDS HAD FUN ICING THOSE COOKIES.
I TOOK THE KIDS TO THE GYM YESTERDAY AND HAD A SNOWBALL FIGHT WITH THEM---BUT NOT THE MELTING KIND---LOL---QUITE THE WORKOUT FOR ME, TOO.
GOT 2 NICE GIFT CARDS FROM 2 OF THE PARENTS YESTERDAY---QUITE THE SURPRISE AND VERY APPRECIATED.
NOW TO CATCH UP ON HOUSEWORK AND START WRAPPING PRESENTS AND MAKING MY FUDGE---THAT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN TOMORROW, NOT TODAY---TOO MUCH CLEANING AND PUTTING AWAY TO DO.

THE KIDS ARE ON THREE WEEK BREAK NOW. THEY FROST THE COOKIES TODAY. THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN AND I DIDN'T HAVE DO IT. 1ST DAY OF WINTER TOMORRW AND WE WILL AT 62. NO SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS.

Edited by: EVELYN53 at: 12/20/2018 (16:40)

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR 2018. BUT THINK HOW MANY THERE WILL BE IN 2019
GOT THE FUDGE DONE AND SENT OUT YESTERDAY, MY SON IN LAW CAME BY AND PICKED UP A PACKAGE THAT WAS DELIVERED HERE FOR MY DAUGHTER, SO I SENT THE FUDGE AND ALL THE GIFTS OVER TO HER HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME, I WILL BE THERE CHRISTMAS DAY
WELL GOING TO START THE NEW INJECTION TODAY, DID A GGGOGL TO SEE HOW THE PEN WORKED AS THE INSTRUCTION SHEET SEEMED PRETTY COMPLICATED, THE PHARMASIST CALLED TO SEE IF THE DOCTOR HAD SHOWED ME HOW TO USE IT AND THE ANSWER WAS "NO" ,, I THINK THIS IS NEW TO HER TOO CAUSE OF THE QUESTIONS SHE ASKED, I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD CALL HER TODAY WITH HER ANSWERS, SOME OF THE COMMENTTS ON THE SITE ARE SCARY BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS THE ODD BALLS.
SUNNY RIGHT NOW SO OUT I GO AND THEN I WILL WIPE UP DOGGIE PAWS AGAIN
TAKE CARE EVERYONE

NANCY, I SURE WISH YOU LIVED CLOSER---LOL WE ARE EXPECTING RAIN STARTING LATER TODAY AND THEN ALL DAY TOMORROW---GLAD IT IS NOT SNOW FOR EITHER ONE OF US!
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR 2018 TODAY---YIPPEE!

I HAD BOUGHT NEW PILLOWS AS I BOUGHT THE MATTRESS AND WITHOUT USING TWO I ONLY NEED THE ONE EACH SIDE OF THE BED , SO THEY ARE NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS I COVER WITH THE QUILT, I ALWAUS HAVE THROW PILLOWS WITH MY GRAND
KIDS PICTURE ON AND THEY WERE NOT SHOWING THE WAY I WANTED THEM TO,, SO I USED THE PILLOW SHAMS WHICH I NEVER USED AND MADE THE CUSHIONS, SO NOW THE ROUND ONES ARE AGAINST THE HEADBOARD AND THE THROWS ARE IN FRONT OF THE ROUND ONES, LIKE YOU SAID JUANNE "WASTE NOT WANT NOT"

EVELYN, JOANNE IS SO RIGHT, GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE CHRISTMAS PLAY, I KNOW I WOULD HAVED

LECATES,, GOODNESS IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE 6 MONTHS SINCE YOUR SURGERY,, GUESS TIME FLIES

ITHE GOUVERNMENT FINALL APPROVED MY NEW MEDICATION, I HAD CALLED THEM LAST THURSDAY TO FIND OUT WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BE APPROVED AS IT HAD BEEN A MONTH SINCE IT WAS PRESCRIBED,, THE LADY CHECKED THINGS AND CALLED ME BACK LATER SAYING THAT I COULD GO GET IT THE NEXT DAY, SHE SAID THAT THEY WERE BEHIND BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF NEW MEDS TO BE APPROVED FOR THE MEDICARE TO PAY FOR, I WILL START THE NEW MEDS TOMORROW THE SAME TIME AS I START MY WEEKLY PILL DESPENSER, THERE HAS BEEN 1 PILL REMOVED DUE TO THE ONCE A WEEK INJECTION

WELL OUT I GO WITH KIRBY, COLD RIGHT NOW AND DARN FREEZING RAIN MOVING IN AGAIN, STRAIGHT RAIN ON FRIDAY

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/19/2018 (10:32)

NOTHING SAYS CHRISTMAS LIKE A CHILDRENS' CHRISTMAS CONCERT! HOW LOVELY TO HAVE TWO GRANDKIDS TO WATCH, EVELYN.

I LOVE HOW YOU MADE USE OF THOSE OLD PILLOWS, NANCY! WASTE NOT, WANT NOT!

NANCY, GLAD YOU SLEPT WELL. GOOD USE OF THOSE OLD PILLOWS.
EVELYN, THAT WAS A NICE TREAT.
MADE IT THRU THE DAY BUT A HEADACHE STARTED ABOUT 1---CAME HOME AND TOOK A NAP. TODAY I LEAVE EARLY TO GET MY 6 MONTH CHECK UP AFTER THE CATARACT SURGERY.

I WENT THE A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON. MY GRAND DAUGHTER AND OLDEST GRANDSON WAS IN IT. WAS VERY NICE. WARM SUNNY DAY ABOUT 60.

LECATES LIKE ANYTHING ELSE I HAVE TO GET USED TO IT,, IT IS A HECK OF A LOT FIRMER THAN MY LAST ONE EVER WAS, BUT THAT BEING SAID , I SLEPT WELL
I MADE CUSHIONS YESTERDAY FROM THE PILLOW SHAMS THAT I NEVER USED, ONE IS A COMPLETE PILLOW WHICH IS FIRM AND I USED IT ON THE COUCH TO KEEP ME SITTING UP STRAIGHT, AND 2 ROUND ONES FOR THE BED(DECORATIVE) I USED THE FILLING FROM ANOTHER PILLOW THAT I WAS NOT USING,, NO WASTE HERE
SUNNY BUT COLD HERE TODAY, WE GOT SNOW FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY YESTERDAY BUT IT WAS VERY LIGHT,, NO ACCUMULATION

NANCY, HOW DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?
GOING BACK TO WORK TODAY.

I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL MAKE THE FUDGE ON THE 24TH BEFORE GOING TO MY GRAND DAUGHTER'S FOR DINNER. IF I MAKE IT TOO SOON WELL YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN,, LIKE I HAVE SAID BEFORE "I AM A BUGGER FOR SWEETS" AND WHAT IS SWEETER THAN FUDGE..WHEN I LEAVE ON THE 25TH TO GO TO MY DAUGHTER'S THE FUDGE WILL LEAVE TOO
NEW MATTRESS WAS DELIVERED YESTERDAY, LINEN WAS ALL WASHED, TODAY I WILL CATCH UP ON THE REST OF THE LAUNDRY AND NOW THAT ONE OF THE DELIVERY MEN LEFT HIS FOOTPRINTS BEHIND, I HAVE TO AT LEAST WIPE MY FLOORS OVER,, WATER AND VINEGAR IS THE WAY TO GO ON THE WOODEN ONES.
TAKE CARE EVERYONE

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/17/2018 (10:00)

JOANNE, AT LEAST I AM IMPROVING---MEDS HELPED A LOT YESTERDAY.
NANCY, FUDGE WILL KEEP WELL---IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT, STORE IT IN THE FRIDGE. SOMETIMES MINE SITS HERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE IT GETS DELIVERED. I WON'T MAKE THAT UNTIL I AM DONE WITH SCHOOL---SO MAYBE ON FRIDAY AS THURSDAY IS OUR LAST DAY..
EVELYN, COME WRAP MINE! LOL
MEDS MADE ME SLEEPY SO I SPENT THE DAY ON THE COUCH YESTERDAY---SO WON'T POST ON THE WALKING POST----I DON'T THINK i DID HALF A MILE.

I GOT ONE KIND OF COOKIES MADE YESTERDAY AND GOT A LOT OF GIFTS WRAP. GOING TO BAKE SOME MORE TODAY.

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
SUN IS SHINNING, IT IS MILD AND I AM GOING FOR MY WALK WITH KIRBY, THEN HAVE TO STRIP THE BED AS MY NRE MATTRESS GETS DELIVERED BETWEEN 2.30 AND 5.30, GOING TO WAS ALL THE BED LINEN
HAVE A PLESANT DAY EVERYONE

MAYBE HAVING A COLD NOW WILL INSURE THAT YOU ARE HEALTHY OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK, LECATES! SOMETIMES IT WORKS THAT WAY!

WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A REALLY WARM SPELL HERE---TEMPS UP IN THE 60'S HERE BUT RAINY. SO NO WORRIES ABOUT ICE. PLUS NO DOG TO WALK!
NANCY, GOOD IDEA TO LET HER WALK HIM. GLAD SHE PUT DOWN SOME SALT TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR WHEN YOU GO OUT.
JOANNE, MY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN '32 SO i HAVE NO IDEA WHAT INSULATION IS IN THE WALLS---BUT I AM THINKING WE MIGHT WANT TO REPLACE OUR FRONT DOOR AS THAT LETS IN COLD. BUT THEY PUT ASBESTOS SHINGLES ON THIS HOUSE AT SOME TIME AND I THINK THAT KEEPS IT PRETTY INSULATED.
BAKED 3 KINDS OF COOKIES YESTERDAY, MAYBE ONE MORE TODAY---HAVE A NASTY COLD ---MOSTLY RUNNY NOSE CAUSING A BIT OF SORE THROAT AND SOME COUGHING---SO STAYING HOME TODAY---BEGINNING TO THINK MY NOSE LOOKS LIKE RUDOLPH---LOL

SAME WEATHER HERE JOANN AND SAME WITH THE FREEZING, THIS MORNING MY GRAND DAUGHTER PUT MORE SALT ON THE PATHWAY AND WHEN SHE LEFT THIS AFTERNOON THERE WAS A COUPLE OF SPOTS THAT SHE WAS ANLE TO KICK OFF WITH HER BOOTS, DRIVEWAY STILL LOOKS BAD SO WHEN I TAKE KIRBY OUT LATER I WILL WALK ACROSS THE GRASS TO THE CITY SIDEWALK
AS FOR THE TENDON, I HAVE NO HOPE FOR IT BEING ANY BETTER, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD 3 YEARS SINCE I TORE IT..EVEN PHISIO DID NOT HELP IT ANY,

WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WARM SPELL - IT HAS BEEN ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. IT HAS BEEN LOVELY, BUT IT SURE DOES MAKE THINGS ICY! THE SNOW SOFTENS, GETS PACKED DOWN, THEN HARDENS OVERNIGHT TO A SHEET OF ICE, FORTUNATELY OUR TOWN HAS MANY WALKING TRAILS, AND THEY KEEP THEM CLEARED, SO WALKING THE DOG IS NOT AS TREACHEROUS AS IT WOULD BE OTHERWISE!
TAKE CARE OF THAT TENDON, NANCY! THEY CAN TAKE A LONG LONG TIME TO HEAL!
AS FOR WINDOWS, LECATES, WE DID REPLACE ALL OF OURS A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT OUR INSULATION IS PATCHY - OUR HOUSE IS ABOUT 60+ YEARS OLD AND IT HAS DRAFTY SPOTS THAT DONT EVEN MAKE SENSE!

MY GRAND DAUGHTER IS COMING DOWN TO HELP WITH THE SHORTBREAD COOKIES, SHE WILL DO THE ROLLING AS I CAN'T DUE TO THE TORN TENDON IN MY ARM. LIKE THE SAYING GOES " YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TILL IT'S GONE" BOY I MISS THE STRENGHT IN MY RIGHT ARM
NO LECATES I HAVE THE HEATING DUCK CLOSE TO WHERE I SIT TO DRY OFF AFTER A SHOWER,
WHAT A MESS IT IS OUTSIDE, SLIP SLIDING AWAY, HOPE THE SUN AND SALT WILL HELP. LAST NIGHT WAS WICKED, I SAW THE CITY TRUCK PASS BY WITH SALT SO THE STREET SHOULD BE OK, AS I WENT OUT WITH KIRBY THE SALT HAD WORKED ON THE STAIRS BUT THE REST WAS HELL.. MY GRAND DAUGHTER SAUD SHE WOULD TAKE KIRBY OUT THIS MORNING AS SHE GOT HERE AND I THINK I AM GOING TO TAKE HER UP ON IT.

JOANNE, DO YOU HAVE DRAFTY WINDOWS? WE USED TO BUT FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW THAT WE HAD NEW ONES INSTALLED---ALTHOUGH i OFTEN THROW A BLANKET ON MY LEGS AND PUT ON MY BED JACKET IF THE WIND IS BLOWING---IT MAKES ME FEEL COLD WHEN I HEAR THE WIND.
NANCY, I AM GLAD YOU FOUND SOMEONE TO HELP YOU WITH THE THERMOSTAT. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL FEEL MUCH WARMER.
I HAVE A PORTABLE HEATER IN MY BATHROOM AS I WANT THAT ROOM NICE AND TOASTY WHEN I TAKE A SHOWER. DO YOU LADIES DO THAT?
RAINY DAY HERE WHICH MEANS WARMER TEMPS WHICH MEANS THE HEAT WON'T COME ON THAT MUCH. BUT I WILL BE BAKING TODAY SO THAT SHOULD KEEP ME WARM.

WELL IT IS FIXED, I KEEP ALL MY ROOMS AT 22c WHICH IS 71.6f, I WAS SO COLD THAT I ALSO HAD A SWEAT SHIRT AND A BLANKET ON ME, WHEN I WAS COMING BACK FROM WALKING KIRBY YESTERDAY MORNING ONE OF THE WORKERS WERE COMING OUT FROM THE ADJACENT BUILDING, I ASKED IF HE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT A PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT AND HE CAME AND LOOKED AT IT,, IT WAS NOT SET PROPERLY,. HE PUT IT TO MANUEL AND SET IT AT 22, I AM FINE WITH THAT, SAW THE LANDLORD AS I WALKED THIS MORNING AND TOLD HIM, HE CAME AND CHECKED IT AS WELL. THIS IS A NEW THERMOSTST AND IT WAS THE LANDLORD THAT HAD INSTALLED IT AND NOT SET IT PROPERLY. I WILL SAY LIKE JOANNE, WHEN THE WIND BLOWS IT BLOWS, I HAVE ELECTRIC HEATING OF COURSE AND ALL ROOMS HAVE THEIR OWN THERMOSTAT, MY ROOM IS SET AT 19c WHICH IS 66f AND FINE FOR SLEEPING
THE WEATHER HERE HAS WARMED UP A BIT AND WE ARE EXPECTING A MIXTURE LATER TODAY
EVELYN THE DROPS HAVE TO BE THE WORST AND LIKE LECATES SAID IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE DROPS TO WEAR OFF, TAKE CARE

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/14/2018 (12:02)

I WOULD BE FREEZING TOO, NANCY! THE WINTERS ARE COLD ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING A FURNACE ON THE FRITZ! I KEEP MY THERMOSTAT SET AT 21 - WHICH IS ABOUT 70 DEGREES FARENHEIT- BUT ALSO WEAR SOCKS AND SLIPPERS, AND A HOODIE, PLUS HAVE A LAP BLANKET ON MY CHAIR FOR READING OR WATCHING TV.

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS I ADD EVEN MORE!

NANCY, I TOTALLY AGREE---I KEEP MINE ABOUT 72 AND TURN IT DOWN TO 66 AT NIGHT. HOPE THEY CAN HELP YOU OUT---EITHER THAT OR GET A SMALL PORTABLE HEATER TO USE IN THERE.
EVELYN, IT TAKES ME ABOUT 24 HOURS TO GET OVER A DILATION---I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY HAVE TO DO IT EVERY TIME---THEY USED TO DO EYE EXAMS WITHOUT IT AND MY GLASSES WORKED JUST FINE THEN.
I THINK I GOT ALL MY SHOPPING DONE LAST NIGHT---EXCEPT FOR THE GIFT CARDS---I ALWAYS GET THEM JUST A FEW DAYS AHEAD.

WENT TO HAVE MY EYES CHEACK THIS MORNING.. IT TOOK MOST OF THE AFTERNOON TO SEE WITH OUT THE LIGHT BOTHERING ME.

GLAD YOU GOT HELP WITH THE WILL.. THINGS SEEM A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED IN TH USA THAN HERE IN CANADA, BUT I GUESS THINGS AND CASES ARE DIFFERENT EVERYWHERE
HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ANOTHER YEAR IS COMING TO AN END, WHERE HAS IT GONE, I HAVE TO PUT A CALL IN TO THE LANDLORD, THE THERMOSTATE IN THE LIVING ROOM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING RIGHT, MAYBE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY IT WORKS. BUT I JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT ANY HIGHER,, I AM COLD WHEN WATCHING TV. I'M SORRY BUT 68f IS FINE FOR OUTSIDE BUT NOT IN THE LIVING ROOM IN WINTER,

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/13/2018 (10:10)

HOPE YOU GET A GREAT NIGHT'S SLEEP SUNDAY NIGHT! OF COURSE YOU HAD TO SAMPLE ONE TO MAKE SURE THEY TASTED RIGHT---LOL I HOPE TO MAKE AT LEAST 4 KINDS ON SATURDAY. I THINK I WILL MAKE MY TREE COOKIES SO THAT MY GRAND CAN DECORATE THEM.
WARMING UP HERE BUT THAT WILL MEAN RAIN---BETTER THAN THE WHITE STUFF!
GOT FREE HELP WITH THE WILL STUFF YESTERDAY AT THE LIBRARY THRU A VIDEO CHAT WITH A LAWYER. THAT WAS INTERESTING.
JUST 2 MORE WORK DAYS---TOO MANY LEFT IN THIS WEEK---NEXT WEEK IS A 4 DAY WEEK AND THEN CHRISTMAS BREAK.

LECATES THE MATTRESS WILL BE DELIVERED ON SUNDAY. SO SUNDAY MORNING I WILL STRIP AND WASH THE BED LINEN. I DID GET 2 BATCHES OF COOKIES MADE YESTERDAY, AND THEY ARE IN THE FREEZER BUT I DID HAVE TO TRY ONE OF EACH WELL COME ON I CANNOT SERVE OR GIVE AWAY UNLESS I KNOW THEY ARE GOOD, TODAY I WANT TO DO THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND SATURDAY MY GRANDDAIGHTER IS COMING TO HELP WITH THE SHORTBREAD,, I CANNOT ROLL ANY MORE SO SHE WILL ROLL AND CUT,
COLD HERE TODAY BUT THIS IS NORMAL DECEMBER WEATHER FOR US UP HERE IN QUEBEC, WE HAD SNOW A GOOD PART OF THE DAY YESTERDAY BUT IT WAS VERY LIGHT SO NOT MUCH ACCUMULATION, THE PLOWS HAVE BEEN BY AS WELL AS THE SNOW REMOVAL CREW SO I KNOW STAIRS AND WALKWAY ARE CLEAR. I HAD BETTER GET THIS DAY ON THE GO .. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE

NANCY, HOPE YOU DON'T TRIP ON HIM. MAYBE YOU SHOULD SPRAY PAINT AN X ON HIS BACK---LOL MATTRESSES ARE EXPENSIVE! HOPE THIS ONE IS COMFORTABLE. WHEN WILL IT BE DELIVERED?
EVELYN, I THINK THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER I GET OFF FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK---I STILL NEED TO SHOP!
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I WILL HAVE MY GD ON SATURDAY FOR PART OF THE DAY---WHICH IS GREAT AS THAT IS THE DAY I PLAN ON BAKING A LOT OF COOKIES----SHE LOVES TO HELP WITH THAT PLUS SAMPLE---LOL---SHE IS SKINNY ENOUGH FOR THAT---AND THEN I CAN SEND SOME HOME WITH HER AND HER DADDY TO TAKE TO THE FIRE STATION.
HAD A LOVELY NIGHT OUT WITH THE RED HATS--BUT I HAVE HAD BETTER BURGERS AT HARDEES AND FOR A LOT LESS---LOL
HAD TO STOP AFTER WORK TO PICK UP SOME THINGS AND FOUND A NEW TOP FOR CHRISTMAS--AND IT SAYS JOY ON IT---I WILL ALWAYS THINK OF JOY WHEN WEARING IT TOO. WHEN WE WERE ON VACATION LAST YEAR, SHE BOUGHT A TOP THAT SAID JOY ON IT TOO. LOVE HER NAME.
STILL COLD TODAY BUT WARMING UP FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS, THEN TURNING COLD AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

I GOT A FEW GIFTS WRAP LAST NIGHT. GOT TO GET THEM ALL DONE BEFORE THE KIDS GET OUT FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK.

THE ONLY THING WITH THE BLACK CARPET IS THAT I DON'T SEE KIRBY WHEN HE IS ON IT, AS YOU KNOW HE IS BLACK TOO BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I SPOT THE BIT OF WHITE ON THE TIP OF HIS PAWS
WENT SHOPPING YESTERDAY AND SPENT A BUNDLE.. UNBELIEVABLE THE PRICES OF A GOOD MATTRESS AND PILLOWS,, I KNOW THINGS GO UP IN PRICE BUT I WAS SHOCKED. THIS ONE SHOULD LAST ME THE REST OF MY LIFE
I AM GOING OUT WITH KIRBY ON THIS SNOWNY MORNING THEN WILL DO SOME BAKING, CALL MY DAUGHTER AND GET SOME OF IT OUT OF HERE.. SHE WILL TAPE THE TINS AND PUT IN HER FREEZER, EVEN IF I TAPE THE TINS I STILL GO INTO THEM,, I HAVE NO WILL POWER WHEN IT COMES TO SWEETS

Edited by: NANCY_ICANDOIT at: 12/11/2018 (09:39)

JOANNE, BEING SICK IS NOT FUN. CUTE IDEA TO DO THAT WITH THOSE BIRD FIGURES. DON'T YOU WONDER IF THE REAL BIRDS WONDER WHAT THEY ARE? OUR LIGHTS LOOKED PRETTY WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF SNOW THAT FELL ON US ON SUNDAY. WE STILL HAD SNOW/ICE ON MY DECK WHEN I GOT HOME YESTERDAY. I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD WANT TO BE WITH TODAY'S KIDS---SMART MOUTHED AND TELL YOU THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY WORK. BUT MY SPECIAL KIDS ARE NOT LIKE THAT, THANKFULLY.
NANCY, BET IT FEELS GOOD TO HIS PAWS. SO GLAD IT IS WORKING OUT FOR YOU.
NO DELAY THIS MORNING---BUMMER---LOL---IT DID MAKE THE DAY GO MUCH BETTER SINCE THE TEACHER WAS OUT.
WIND CHILL WAS BAD YESTERDAY---I JUST STAYED HOME LAST NIGHT INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE POOL. BUT IT IS GOING TO WARMER BY FRIDAY HERE.

JOANNE I WAS WONDERING WHERE YOU WERE. SORRY YOU HAVE NOT BEEN WELL AND HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON. YES THE LIGHTS ARE PRETTY WHEN REFLECTING ON THE SNOW,, WE DO NOT HAVE TOO MUCH SNOW RIGHT NOW BUT I KNOW WE WILL GET HIT SOON, WE HAVE ENOUGH TO SAY IT IS THERE BUT THAT'S IT. WHICH IS ALSO FINE WITH ME
LECATES, YEP THE CARPET SURE DOES THE TRICK,,EVEN HELPS WITH DOGGIE PAWS, HE LOVES THE CARPET TOO.. I DID GET THE VACUUM AND DUSTING DONE YESTERDAT AND TODAY I HAVE GROCERY SHOPPING TO DO,, I GOT
HIT WITH THE REQUEST TO DO BAKING FOR THE FAMILY GET TOGETHER SO I NEED DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS..I THOUGHT I WAS THROUGH WITH IT AS I HAD BAKED AND SENT IT OVER TO MY DAUGHTER'S SO AS I WOULD NOT EAT IT, I AM A BUGGER FOR SWEETS SO I DON'T HAVE ANY IN THE HOUSE, NOW I HAVE TO BAKE???????????????????? IF I REFUSE WELL IT WILL CAUSE A FAMILY WAR,
ALSO WANT TO GO TO SLEEP COUNTRY, TIME TO CHANGE THE MATTRESS

HI ALL! CHECKING IN FROM ALBERTA!
THERE IS NOT MUCH GARDENING NEWS TO REPORT AS EVERYTHING HERE IS BLANKETED IN SNOW! IT LOOKS PRETTY, AND I LOVE IT AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE TURN ON THEIR OUTDOOR LIGHTS AND ALL THE COLOURS SPARKLE AND REFLECT OF THE SNOW; EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GLOWING!
I HAVE BEEN SICKER THAN HECK LATELY WITH FIRST, A NORO VIRUS FOR A WEEK, AND FOLLOWING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, A CHEST COLD THING WITH COUGHING AND ALMOST-LARYNGITIS. I AM NOT A GOOD PATIENT... I JUST GET VERY CRANKY WHEN ILL!
MY TREE IS UP; THE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS ARE ALL IN PLACE. IT DOES LOK PRETTY. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS IS THAT I HAVE THESE LIFE-SIZED BIRD FIGURINES, EACH ONE WEARING A WINTER HAT AND THEY ARE SUPER CUTE. I WIRE THEM INTO THE TREE OUTSIDE THE WINDOW NEAR WHERE THE BIRD FEEDER IS. I DONT KNOW WHY I GET SUCH A KICK OUT OF THESE THREE LITTLE COMIC CHARACTERS MIXING WITH THE JAYS, SPARROWS, WOODPECKERS, NUTHATCHES AND CHICKADEES,
I HOPE YOU ARE ALL KEEPING WARM!
LECATES, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN I WORKED IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I ALWAYS LOVED IT WHEN THERE WAS A SNOW DAY, OR SOME OF THE BUSES DIDNT RUN, OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, THERE WAS LESS ACTUAL STUDENT TIME. NOW THAT I AM RETIRED, WHAT DO I MISS? THOSE DARN KIDS. I MISS THEM LIKE CRAZY!!!